The report in the PDF format is attached to the email and sent to the marked recipients. If the report size is less
than attachment size limit set when configuring the SMTP server in the application, only then the report is
attached to the email. Else, a link to the report is included in the email.
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Anybody can access the report link sent through email. vCenter Chargeback does not authenticate a
user when the report link is clicked.
Delete Archived Report
You can clear the archive by deleting unwanted reports.
Prerequisites
You must have delete privilege on the report to perform this task.
Procedure
1
In the Reports tab, click Archived Reports.
A table listing all the archived reports is displayed.
2
Select the archived report that you want to delete.
3
Click the delete icon (a red cross) above the table.
A dialog box confirming the action is displayed.
4
Click OK.
The archived report is permanently deleted from the application.
Advanced Search for Archived Reports
You can search for specific archived reports by using the advanced search feature of vCenter Chargeback.
You can only search for archived reports on which you have read permission.
Procedure
1
Click Advanced on the Archived Reports page of the Reports tab.
The Advanced Search screen is displayed.
2
Provide the required search parameters.
Parameter
Description
Name of Report
Name or part of the name of the report. You can either search for reports that
have the specified name or the ones that do not have the specified name.
Hierarchy name
Name of a chargeback hierarchy. You can search for all the reports that are
generated on a hierarchy or any of its entities by specifying the name of the
hierarchy. You can also search for reports that are not generated on a
specified hierarchy or any of its entities.
Created by user
You can search for reports created and archived by a specific user or the ones
that are not created by the specified user.
Cost Model
You can search for reports that are generated by using the specified cost
model or the ones that are not generated by using the specified cost model.
Entity Name
You can search for reports that are generated on the specified entity or the
ones that are not generated on the specified entity.
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